I-380

August 27, 2015

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa-August 27, 2015 - Progress on the bridge deck joint repair project will allow all lanes of northbound Interstate 380/westbound U.S. 20 near Evansdale to open tonight, weather permitting, from the River Forest Road interchange on-ramp through the I-380/U.S. 20/U.S. 218 interchange, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The River Forest Road westbound on ramp will also reopen tonight. The eastbound lanes from the I-380/U.S. 20/U.S. 218 interchange east to the River Forest...

August 23, 2013

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2013 – All lanes of Interstate 380/U.S. 20 in Evansdale will be open by the morning of Sunday, Aug. 25 as the reconstruction of the northbound lanes is completed, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The process to open all four lanes will begin Friday evening. During this process there will be areas with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. However, motorists should expect some areas where there...

May 23, 2013

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – May 23, 2013 – Road construction work on Interstate 380, from 1.4 miles north of County Home Road southerly to 33rd Avenue Bridge, in Cedar Rapids is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. most nights beginning Tuesday, May 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. Lane restrictions and ramp closures will occur in the project area as needed. Southbound I-380: Hot-mix asphalt (HMA) overlay will be placed on...

May 20, 2013

AMES, Iowa – May 20, 2013 – With many people taking to Iowa’s roadways for the Memorial Day holiday, the Iowa Department of Transportation and the state’s counties and cities want to remind travelers to use extra caution in work zones now in place to improve our transportation system. Listed below are the main Iowa DOT projects that may have traffic impacts over the Memorial Day holiday. There are many more projects under way on state-maintained and county roads, as...

May 2, 2013

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 2, 2013 – As part of the northbound Interstate 380 reconstruction, traffic will be shifted from the northbound to the southbound lanes in a two-lane, two-way pattern from U.S. 20 (exit 65) near Raymond to the west interchange of I-380 with U.S. 20, U.S. 218 and Iowa 27 (exit 71) near Evansdale beginning Monday morning, May 6, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. In addition to shifting all...

April 3, 2013

AMES, Iowa – April 3, 2013 – It looks like the weather is finally changing from winter to construction season in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation is poised to tackle construction work in every corner of the state. Depending on the remaining outcomes of bid lettings through June, the Iowa DOT will have let out to bid approximately $600 million in Primary Highway System construction work during the 2013 calendar year. Iowa’s counties and cities will also be setting...

March 29, 2013

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 29, 2013 – Traffic in the southbound lanes of Interstate 380 at the Mitchell Avenue intersection with U.S. 218/I-380 in Waterloo will be restricted to two lanes and the right shoulder will be closed for a segment of one-half mile so a dynamic message board can be installed beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, April 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. This project is expected to be completed...